Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'works' occurs 436 times in the standard works.

136 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'works' in the standard works and contain 31.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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James 2:17-26 (11 in 10 verses)

3 Ne. 27:10-15 (8 in 6 verses)

Alma 37:21-25 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 15:32-33 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

John 14:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 59:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Gal. 2:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 86:8 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:36 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 12:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:111 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 127:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 92:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 107:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 111:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 145:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 145:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)


Heb. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

 4:4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.




Rev. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:108-109 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 119 3 122
NT 118 0 118
Matt. 12 0 12
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 2 0 2
John 19 0 19
Acts 5 0 5
Rom. 9 0 9
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Gal. 7 0 7
Eph. 3 0 3
Col. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 4 0 4
2 Tim. 3 0 3
Titus 6 0 6
Heb. 9 0 9
James 13 0 13
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 2 0 2
Rev. 18 0 18
BM 131 0 131
DC 57 0 57
PGP 11 0 11
TOTAL 436 3 439

Heb. 1:10
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

Heb. 2:7
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Heb. 3:9
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Heb. 4:3
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Heb. 4:4
For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

Heb. 4:10
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

Heb. 6:1
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

Heb. 9:14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Heb. 10:24
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: